A tractor-trailer carrying meats, cheeses, vegetables and fruit overturned Friday morning on the eastbound side of Interstate 66 in Virginia, causing a two-mile backup on the busy highway.

       The crash happened around 4:23 a.m. near Monument Drive in Fairfax County. Virginia State Police said an initial investigation found that the tractor-trailer collided with a vehicle and that the “impact of the crash caused the tractor-trailer to overturn.”

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       Traffic delays remained just after 6 a.m., as three of the highway’s lanes were blocked and one lane was open.

       One person was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said. The crash remains under investigation.

       It was not immediately known how long the lanes would remain closed.